Coconut Chicken Curry with Peas and Rice

Name: Coconut Chicken Curry with Peas and Rice
Total time: 4440 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken cut into pieces; 3 tbs oil; 2 large onions finely chopped; 4 cloves garlic minced; 1 half ginger minced; 2 tomatoes grated or blended; 2 potatoes peeled and quartered optional but common; 1 half cups thick coconut milk; Half cup thin coconut milk; 1 cup green peas; 1 green chili and one red one optional; 1 tbs curry powder; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp cumin powder; half tsp garam masala; 1 leaf bay leaf; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 cardamom pods; 1 pinch Salt; Dhania; 1 tbs small diced carrots for garnishing; 2cups basmati rice; 3 half cups of water; 1tbsp of oil; half tsp salt; quarter cup of minji; 1tbs diced carrots for garnishing

Zahra Makau @cook_111210156

It's tasty,easy to make

Zahra Makau @cook_111210156

It's tasty,easy to make

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Ingredients

1hr 14 min 30 sec

4-5 servings

1whole chicken cut into pieces
3 tbsoil
2 largeonions finely chopped
4 clovesgarlic minced
1 halfginger minced
2tomatoes grated or blended
2potatoes peeled and quartered optional but common
1 half cupsthick coconut milk
Half cupthin coconut milk
1 cupgreen peas
1green chili and one red one optional
1 tbscurry powder
1 tsppaprika
1 tspturmeric
1 tspcumin powder
half tspgaram masala
1 leafbay leaf
1cinnamon stick
3cardamom pods
1 pinchSalt
Dhania
1 tbssmall diced carrots for garnishing
2cupsbasmati rice
3 half cups ofwater
1tbsp ofoil
half tspsalt
quarter cup ofminji
1tbsdiced carrots for garnishing

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Steps

1hr 14 min 30 sec

1

Clean the chicken,pat dry,lightly salt one can shallow fry max 4 min per side till golden
2

Heat 3 tbsp of oil add whole spices bay leaf, cinnamon and cardamom, sizzle for 30 secs and add 2 chopped onions fry for 10 min until soft and until starting to golden brown
3

Add garlic + ginger fry 1 min,add curry powder + turmeric + paprika and cumin powder stir 30 sec.
4

Add blended tomatoes cook for 8 min till thick and oil shows
5

Add chicken pieces + potatoes if using, simmer for 5 min, add half cup of thin coconut milk and 1 cup of water,add salt and cover simmer,15 min
6

Add 1 cup of peas + green chili, simmer 5 min.
7

Add 1 half cups of thick coconut milk,add garam masala, simmer 7 mins in very low heat don't boil hard or coconut splits, source should be yellow and creamy and add Dhania
8

Steamed rice, wash rice till water clear, drain,boil 3half cups of water add salt and 1 tbsp of oil add rice and stir once,boil 2 min uncovered then cover tight lower heat 12 - 15 min no peeking fluff with fork garnishing with boiled peas and diced carrots.